The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Demographia publishes a report with the population, land area and density for all 673 the world's agglomerations with populrations over 500,000. The report also contains data for 1,117 urban areas in 164 nations and territories.

December 12 - Demographia

BLOG POST

Okay, somebody out there try <a href="http://www.google.com/transit">this</a>. Somebody who knows their way around Portland, Oregon. And then you, somebody, whoever you are, send an email reporting back. Because this is Google's new trip planner beta -- it uses Google Maps and transit info to tell you how to get from here to there on bus and so forth, as long as "here" and "there" are in Portland. And I haven't spent real time in Portland in almost 20 years.<br /> <br /> But it's Google, right? And they're smarter than all of us.

December 11 - Anonymous

An interview with John Ralston Saul, the author of "The Collapse of Globalism."

December 11 - Mother Jones

Suburban ecosystems are one of the last frontiers for scientists trying to understand how people change the natural world.

December 11 - The Mercury News

At least five major sites in Southern California are working hard to restore and maintain nature preserves.

December 11 - The Los Angeles Times

Among the arguments rail advocates use is that rail transit costs less to operate than buses. The savings, they suggest, will soon pay for the cost of rail construction.

December 11 - The Thoreau Institute

The decision to deny the church's bid to build on the agricultural reserve has sparked furious debate on the use of green space.

December 11 - The Washington Post

Robert Bruegmann, author of "Sprawl: A Compact History" claims that even ancient settlements had sprawl, and that it's a good thing.

December 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Three years ago, Mexico's Textile City had dreams of competing with Asia for the garment industry -- but the dreams have turned to dust.

December 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Governor Schwarzenegger's Climate Action Team drafts a report calling for a "public goods charge" (don't call it a gas tax!)with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases, as opposed to reducing congestion

December 10 - San Jose Mercury News

Six people from the Earth Liberation Front are arrested for arson. Officials think this is the group that burned the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington.

December 10 - The Seattle Times

Designers in Washington, DC are considering expanding the National Mall to make room for more monuments and museums.

December 10 - The Washington Post

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa outlines his ideal future for the city -- including better public transit and more affordable housing.

December 10 - The Los Angeles Times

These modern architectural wonders are technologically advanced buildings that address today's challenges such as terrorism and energy cost.

December 9 - Business Week

The global investment banking firm has insituted an environmental policy to guide its actions and help funds a new center to develop public policy options for establishing markets around climate change, biodiversity conversation and ecosystem services.

December 9 - GreenBiz.com

A neighborhood association hires a design firm to suggest changes to a developer's plans for a condo tower on top of a parking garage.

December 9 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Pucher outlines the benefits of cycling for health and an integrated transportation system in response to an earlier editorial bashing bike-riding.

December 9 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Bruce Katz, Matt Fellowes, and Nigel Holmes ask questions about rebuilding in New Orleans.

December 9 - The New York Times

The Urban Land Institute publishes a "Global Urban Agenda", which highlights issues discussed at ULI’s World Cities Forum, 2005.

December 9 - Urban Land Institute

Greater Vancouver's ambitious long-term regional transportation includes four mega-projects.

December 9 - The Vancouver Sun